Bartolina Sisa

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Bartolina Sisa demonstration, Trinidad (Bolivia) .

Bartolina Sisa (born August 12, 1750 or August 24, 1753 ; † September 5, 1782 ) was the wife of the indigenous rebel leader Julián Apaza, also known as Tupaq Katari . Like this, she came from the Aymara people .

Life

Her date of birth is uncertain, as some sources state August 24, 1753, while others state August 12, 1750. Together with her husband, she led the uprising of 40,000 Indians against the Spaniards in Bolivia in 1782. The army held the siege for 184 days, from March to June and from August to October. Sisa was in command of the siege and played a pivotal role after her husband was captured and executed in April. The siege was ended by colonial troops from Lima and Buenos Aires . Sisa was captured and executed by the Spanish on September 5, 1782 .

Today's meaning

Bartolina Sisa is today one of the few female hero figures in the Andean region who is honored in many communities in Bolivia , Peru , Chile and Argentina . On September 5, 1983, International Day of Indigenous Women was launched in her honor. In addition, one of the most important social movements in Bolivia, the Association of Indigenous Rural Women ( Confederación Sindical de Mujeres Campesina Originarias "Bartolina Sisa" ), bears her name. The second satellite of the Bolivian Space Agency ( Agencia Boliviana Espacial ) is also named after her.

literature

  • Alipio Valencia Vega: Bartolina Sisa - la virreina Aymara que murió por la libertad de los indios . Librería Editorial "Juventud", La Paz 1978 (Spanish). 107 pp.
  • María Eugenia del Valle de Siles: Bartolina Sisa y Gregoria Apaza - dos heroínas indígenas . Biblioteca Popular Boliviana de "Ultima Hora", La Paz 1981 (Spanish). 73 pp.
  • Marina Ari: Bartolina Sisa - La generala aymara y la equidad de género . Editorial Amuyañataki, La Paz 2003 (Spanish). 49 pp.